American Songwriter

On This Day in 1965, a Massive Country Hit Inspired by Bill Monroe Became the Tennessee State Song

Sixty-one years ago today, a major country hit inspired by a Bill Monroe classic became a state song of Tennessee.
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1911, “The Father of Bluegrass” and the Original Singer Behind an Elvis Presley Classic

Bill Monroe transmuted childhood tragedy into an entirely new genre of music. The original singer of the popular Elvis Presley hit “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” Monroe blended “Scottish bagpipes and ...
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The Stanley Brothers; Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys [sound recording]

Rinzler Fieldwork: Stanley Brothers at the New River Ranch, 9/7/58 (with Pete Roberts); ; Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Monroe with Jack Cooke, Joe Stuart, Bessie Lee Mauldin, Kenny Baker) ...
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The High Llonesome sound of Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys

Biographical and historical notes by Ralph Rinzler, and musical personnel listed on container. Performer(s): Performed by Bill Monroe, vocals and mandolin; with the Blue Grass Boys. Production notes: ...